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California Wildfires: Live Fire Map

110 active wildfires burning 103,013 acres in California right now. NIFC/IRWIN data.

110
Active fires
103K
Acres
11
Under 50% contained
45
Air quality · Good

Current situation in California

Elevated activity
Large fires (1K+)
13
New fires (48h)
52
NWS alerts
0

California currently has 110 active wildfires burning a combined 103,013 acres. 13 of them are large incidents of 1,000+ acres, and 3 of those are still under 50% containment. The biggest is the Bug fire in Lassen County at 44,304 acres, 3% contained. 52 new fires have been discovered in the past 48 hours. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is good (AQI 45).

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Bold outline: California boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

20% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026265K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)1.3M acres

So far in 2026, 265K acres have burned in California, 20% of the 1.3M acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in California

Wildfire history in California

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2020
Worst year · 4.7M acres
8,098
Fires / year · average
105K
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
67K
Structures destroyed
286
Lives lost
$13.3B
Reported cost

From 3,233 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
7.0K14K2014: 2.1K fires20142015: 2.6K fires2016: 1.7K fires20162017: 4.7K fires2018: 4.0K fires20182019: 5.9K fires2020: 10K fires20202021: 12K fires2022: 14K fires20222023: 14K fires2024: 14K fires20242025: 13K fires2026: 6.6K fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, California averaged 482K acres burned and 12K fires per year. That is 70% down in acreage and 124% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Recent seasons have been quieter than the long-term norm.

Largest fires on record in California

  • August Complex2020446 structures destroyed · 1 death1,032,648 acres
  • Dixie2021963,309 acres
  • Doe2020392 structures destroyed589,368 acres
  • Mendocino Complex2018280 structures destroyed · 1 death459,123 acres
  • Park2024429,603 acres

Emergency resources for California

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

CAL FIRE incidentsEvacuationsEvery active California fire with evacuation orders and shelter info.fire.ca.govCal OESAlertsCalifornia Governor's Office of Emergency Services.caloes.ca.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

Fires near a city in California

Los AngelesSan DiegoSan JoseSan FranciscoFresnoSacramentoBakersfieldRiversideSanta RosaReddingChicoSan BernardinoSanta BarbaraSan Luis ObispoPalm SpringsTruckeeSanta ClaritaMalibuParadiseSouth Lake Tahoe

Nearby states

Oregon (93)Washington (40)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (23)Idaho (21)